[Elecraft] FDIM 2015 - please register soon !
Just 6 weeks from now FDIM 2015 will open its doors for attendees to pick up their badges and goody bags. We need some time to finalize arrangements so, if you plan to attend FDIM, please register now ! Details are on the FDIM webpage - www.qrparci.org/fdim For those that don't know, FDIM (Four Days In May), is the annual conference of QRP ARCI (QRP Amateur Radio Club International). It all takes place in Fairborn, a nice area on the outskirts of Dayton OH, and it runs in parallel with the famous Dayton Hamvention. FDIM is open to everyone - not just QRP ARCI members. The event will appeal to anyone interested in home construction, antennas, portable operation, Arduino - it is definitely not just for QRPers ! We start with a day of seminars on Thursday 14 May and a Vendor Evening where traders can show and sell their QRP related merchandise (a table at vendor night is provided free of charge - let me know if you need one). On Friday 15 May we organise buses from our hotel to the Hamvention. Late afternoon we start the annual Buildathon (this year building 4 items of test gear) - it's a social activity with support for inexperienced constructors. It also includes a Pizza Party ! Friday evening is 'Club Night'. An opportunity for regional QRP clubs to promote themselves and recruit members. The evening includes various fun games and our Homebrew Competition. On Saturday 16 May there are more buses to the Hamvention and the FDIM Grand Banquet with awards and prize giving. As ever there are plenty of door prizes (several $1000s worth). The raffle will be for an Elecraft KX3 with accessories worth $2000+. Those that register online for the seminar will get free entry to the Seminar draw. Last year we gave away four Ten-Tec transceivers ! Tickets are not available on the day - it's just for those who register online. Registration details can be found at - www.qrparci.org/fdim 73 Steve Fletcher, G4GXL -- QRP ARCI Vice-President - www.qrparci.org Facebook - www.facebook.com/qrparci Twitter - www.twitter.com/qrparci __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Is there a K4 on the horizon?
Wayne, That is one of the reasons I purchased a K3, that exact commitment, thank you! -- Thanks and 73's, For equipment, and software setups and reviews see: www.nk7z.net for MixW support see; http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/info for Dopplergram information see: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dopplergram/info for MM-SSTV see: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MM-SSTV/info On Tue, 2015-03-31 at 20:08 -0700, Wayne Burdick wrote: We don't comment on prospective product ideas. But the new KSYN3A synth module is--as you noted--an example of our commitment to the K3. 73, Wayne N6KR On Mar 31, 2015, at 5:18 PM, Bill Frantz fra...@pwpconsult.com wrote: Going out on a limb: The K4 will appear as upgrades to the K3. The new synth is an example. Trying for Wyley E. Coyote levels of limb walking: A program interface to the auxbus for custom station automation. Digital audio interface between the K3 and Mac/Linux/Windows. More equipment for backpack stations. e.g. power, antennas, etc. If Elecraft makes a car radio, and I would definitely interested in replacing my IC-706, I hope it follows the lead of car entertainment radios going back to the 1940s and has single button tuning for at least 5 presets. If it is like the more modern radios, it may have both push and hold tuning for each button. A serious attack on driver distraction with ham mobile radios would be a very valuable feature. Another nice feature for a mobile rig is automatic tuning for screwdriver antennas. 73 Bill AE6JV --- Bill Frantz| Privacy is dead, get over| Periwinkle (408)356-8506 | it. | 16345 Englewood Ave www.pwpconsult.com | - Scott McNealy | Los Gatos, CA 95032 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to n...@elecraft.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to d...@nk7z.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Is there a K4 on the horizon?
The K3 allows me to have my radio as I want it - not as some marketing bean counter wants it. I am able to keep the radio as modern/improved/upgraded as I wish - by choosing which upgrades I wish to ad. Having a my K3 means no need to buy a new rig every couple of years - or more often. Then having to deal with the new rig's teething pains - which the factory, unlike Elecraft, may or may not address. The K-Line is the most complete and easiest to operate HF station I have had in my entire amateur radio career. Completing my K-Line is a Pigknob - allowing me to control the radio a little more conveniently. Life is good! Bill W2BLC K-Line __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] WTB Trimble ThunderBolt for K3EXREF / QS1R
I'm looking for a Trimble ThunderBolt Rev E primarily for an external reference to be used on the NC7J CW Skimmer Server (which I sysop) for our QS1R SDR. telnet:dxc.nc7j.com Poking around and doing some research, it's clear I missed the opportunity a number of years ago to get one for less than $100. If anyone has one sitting around or an extra they would like to sell, let me know... on eBay I see them going anywhere from around $125 to $250 at times, but the auctions are not showing up on a regular basis. Hit me up off the list here if you have one you would want to sell. I'll put it to good use keeping the skimmer server spots at NC7J spot on. ;) Max NG7M -- M. George __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Is there a K4 on the horizon?
On 2015-04-01 12:39 AM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft wrote: I really don't see why People want a K4 as a whole new radio. There are many who would like to see a larger radio with more individual controls (direct band select, Split, separate control for Dual PB and APF, separate control for Diversity and Link, etc.) as well as a 48V PA for better transmit IMD. The added controls and 48V/200w PA are not something that is likely in the current K3 form factor. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 2015-04-01 12:39 AM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft wrote: I really don't see why People want a K4 as a whole new radio. A huge selling point for me was the modular and up-gradable approach of the K3 (and the K-Line as a whole) You can go every where from the Base radio (as a great radio all by itself) up to the full blown K-Line fully loaded. I also had radios from The Other Guys and having to buy a whole new radio to get new features really is a waste of money. As the Elecraft product line increases it allows me to add in new gear that integrates well in both function and appearance to my existing equipment so I don't wind up with the mishmash of shapes and sises so common with the other guys __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Is there a K4 on the horizon?
I tend to agree with Joe's comments. The K1 was a much different rig than the KX1 and the K2. These were distinctly different rigs..one didn't morph into the other , etc. A full size K4 (whatever size that may be) might be of great appeal to the Amateur that wants a larger and perhaps easier to use radio, larger buttons, no push or hold functions, spectrum display, etc. I love my K3 and KX3 but I would welcome a K4it's gonna happen sometime...the K3 will be getting a little long in the tooth in a few years (or sooner). Looking forward to warmer weather here in Southeastern North Carolina and taking my KX3 to the field and play with some new antennas. The fun never stops!! 73, Joe W2KJ I QRP, therefore I am On Apr 1, 2015, at 10:32 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: On 2015-04-01 12:39 AM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft wrote: I really don't see why People want a K4 as a whole new radio. There are many who would like to see a larger radio with more individual controls (direct band select, Split, separate control for Dual PB and APF, separate control for Diversity and Link, etc.) as well as a 48V PA for better transmit IMD. The added controls and 48V/200w PA are not something that is likely in the current K3 form factor. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 2015-04-01 12:39 AM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft wrote: I really don't see why People want a K4 as a whole new radio. A huge selling point for me was the modular and up-gradable approach of the K3 (and the K-Line as a whole) You can go every where from the Base radio (as a great radio all by itself) up to the full blown K-Line fully loaded. I also had radios from The Other Guys and having to buy a whole new radio to get new features really is a waste of money. As the Elecraft product line increases it allows me to add in new gear that integrates well in both function and appearance to my existing equipment so I don't wind up with the mishmash of shapes and sises so common with the other guys __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Ham enthusiast arrested
And on that note, we’ll say (drum roll puhleeze) — April Fools — with one last K6 note: Saturation Blaster Mode. Sends a geo-tagged CQ to every operator worldwide simultaneously requiring a delivered and read response directly to your log. A contest in a can! David A., KC0XT, LA KX3, PX3, KXPA100, KXPA500, KAT500, W2 and loving every second of them! On Apr 1, 2015, at 5:00 PM, Thomas Taylor li...@comcast.net wrote: But how will congressmen (women?) live without us paying the utility companies? 73, Tom On Wed, 1 Apr 2015 17:53:52 -0500 David Christ radio...@mchsi.com wrote: And feeds power back into the power grid so you have no more electric bill. David K0LUM On Apr 1, 2015, at 5:32 PM, David Ahrendts davidahren...@me.com wrote: Oh yes! Further, following the masterful design of the KPA500, the K6 boasts a 450-pound transformer that produces that 5 KW with simple house current. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to kg7...@fwarc.org -- You don't get to choose how you're going to die, or when. You can decide how you're going to live now. -Joan Baez ^^ --... ...-- / -.- --. --... -.-. ..-. -.-. Tom Taylor KG7CFC openSUSE 13.1 (64-bit), Kernel 3.11.6-4-default, KDE 4.11.2, AMD Phenom X4 955, GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Nvidia 337.19) 16GB RAM -- 3x1.5TB sata2 -- 128GB-SSD FF 36.0, claws-mail 3.10.1 registered linux user 263467 -- You don't get to choose how you're going to die, or when. You can decide how you're going to live now. -Joan Baez ^^ --... ...-- / -.- --. --... -.-. ..-. -.-. Tom Taylor KG7CFC openSUSE 13.1 (64-bit), Kernel 3.11.6-4-default, KDE 4.11.2, AMD Phenom X4 955, GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Nvidia 337.19) 16GB RAM -- 3x1.5TB sata2 -- 128GB-SSD FF 36.0, claws-mail 3.10.1 registered linux user 263467 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to davidahren...@me.com David Ahrendts davidahren...@me.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Computers for the K-Line
Although I am a newcomer to digital electronics (started in 1975 with Fairchild F8, moved on to $150 Z80 chip, $1200 North Star 5 1/4 disk drive and CP/M) I learned to never say NEVER! I have moved from assembly language to Kernigan Ritchie C, to C++, to Java and love developing for Chrome. I look forward to day when hardware performance catches up (again) with software requirements. Computer of the future is a USB hub into which we plug massively distributed Application Specific Modules for audio processing, rf processing, cloud storage, and the GUI of choice. Favorite music 'Straus Also sprach Zarathustra' - actually the movie for which it was the theme. Last obelisk appeared when Kilby filed his patent (the NSA has the obelisk in storage in Area 51). Looking forward to next technology leap. 73's de Ken - ke4rg -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Tony Estep Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 6:31 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Computers for the K-Line On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 5:22 PM, Dauer, Edward eda...@law.du.edu wrote: ...the forthcoming ³Chromebit² - a computer on a stick² by Google = There may never be any K3 software that will run in a Chrome browser, so this won't be much use for your purpose. The Hannaspree gadget might, if it uses an Intel chip. If it's Windows running on an ARM chip, it won't work either. Tony KT0NY __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to ktalb...@gamewood.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Rig release history
I've observed that too, Fred. Now can we predict what it will be? :-) 73, Phil W7OX On 4/1/15 9:33 PM, Fred Jensen wrote: A noted philosopher (and catcher) is said to have observed, Predicting things is hard, especially if they're in the future. Am I the only one who has noticed the absence of a KX2? 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 50th Running of the Cal QSO Party 3-4 Oct 2015 - www.cqp.org On 4/1/2015 6:27 PM, Mike Markowski wrote: With the wondering, joking, occasional hint of provoking, about the K4, I looked back a couple decades. Dates might be off a little, but the trend is http://udel.edu/~mm/ham/elecraft/history/ with a hopeful dashed blue line added! 73, Mike ab3ap __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Ham enthusiast arrested
But how will congressmen (women?) live without us paying the utility companies? 73, Tom On Wed, 1 Apr 2015 17:53:52 -0500 David Christ radio...@mchsi.com wrote: And feeds power back into the power grid so you have no more electric bill. David K0LUM On Apr 1, 2015, at 5:32 PM, David Ahrendts davidahren...@me.com wrote: Oh yes! Further, following the masterful design of the KPA500, the K6 boasts a 450-pound transformer that produces that 5 KW with simple house current. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to kg7...@fwarc.org -- You don't get to choose how you're going to die, or when. You can decide how you're going to live now. -Joan Baez ^^ --... ...-- / -.- --. --... -.-. ..-. -.-. Tom Taylor KG7CFC openSUSE 13.1 (64-bit), Kernel 3.11.6-4-default, KDE 4.11.2, AMD Phenom X4 955, GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Nvidia 337.19) 16GB RAM -- 3x1.5TB sata2 -- 128GB-SSD FF 36.0, claws-mail 3.10.1 registered linux user 263467 -- You don't get to choose how you're going to die, or when. You can decide how you're going to live now. -Joan Baez ^^ --... ...-- / -.- --. --... -.-. ..-. -.-. Tom Taylor KG7CFC openSUSE 13.1 (64-bit), Kernel 3.11.6-4-default, KDE 4.11.2, AMD Phenom X4 955, GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Nvidia 337.19) 16GB RAM -- 3x1.5TB sata2 -- 128GB-SSD FF 36.0, claws-mail 3.10.1 registered linux user 263467 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] WTB Trimble ThunderBolt for K3EXREF / QS1R
Pete, Brian and Bob, thanks for the nice feedback. I looked the RB solution, but I had not found the Chinese all in one GPSDO. And Pete I'm glad you jumped in, thought I read that the QS1R would lock on a frequency from 10-125. I'll ping you separate off line... I had some other projects I mind for the Thunderbolt, but based on the input here I will do more research. Max NG7M __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] [Bulk] Rig release history
On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 8:50 PM, Tom McCulloch th...@att.net wrote: Looks like July 3, 2017 at 6:00PM PDT:-) = Yep. By then you'll be able to get a DAC with specs 10x better than today, plus a programmable gate array that can contain most of the transceiver circuitry and will cost only a few bucks. Could be the guts of a new approach. Tony KT0NY __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Awesome little radio...
I fixed my G5RV and suspended it from a pair of light stands that I've borrowed from work to use to swap out bad stands in sets that I have. The antenna was about 10 feet up, most of the ladder line was still sitting on the ground and I pulled the KX3 out of the shack and hooked it up. Worked a ZF2 station in the Cayman Islands with 5 watts out. I was starting to get frustrated with between 5 and 12 watts, but I believe that I can go after a WAS with 10 watts or less now... Eric, Wayne, great job on the KX3. 72, Joshua Gould K8WXA EM89pn KX3 # 7480 NAQCC # 7704 OMISS # 9948 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Is there a K4 on the horizon?
New Elecraft rig w/cutting-edge DSP? Almost sounds like a Flex-6000 series with knobs and buttons versus SmartSDR. 73, Jim KA2RVO On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 2:41 PM, Doug Person via Elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net wrote: I think any new Elecraft radio is going to be cutting-edge DSP. Consider how good the KX3 is. Its DSP hardware is chosen for its low power requirements - not for maximum performance. So imagine a radio designed with the very best DSP technology with power requirements being a much lower priority. The K3 is unquestionably outstanding. But if Wayne were to start with a fresh, leading edge design, there is no doubt that it would be DSP-based. 73, Doug -- K0DXV On 4/1/2015 12:10 PM, Jeff Kinzli wrote: Seems to me that one viable possibility would be for Elecraft to build a new box - one that encapsulates the existing K3, but has a new front panel that's larger, with more knobs allowing each knob to have a singular function. For those that use the K3 as their main home radio - this would allow you to have larger knobs, spaced further out, and have that big radio feel - while those of us that travel constantly with our K3's can continue with the smaller footprint, which for me works great even though I have huge hands. Doing so would require re-engineering front panel, but probably not much more than that? Since the front panel is just ribbon-cabled to the rest of the radio. Seems like a relatively small engineering feat for a big bang but maybe its only an incremental change in terms of moving the needle and maybe that's not where Elecraft wants to focus. Good topics for April 1st ;) 73 de N6GQ On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 7:32 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV li...@subich.com wrote: On 2015-04-01 12:39 AM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft wrote: I really don't see why People want a K4 as a whole new radio. There are many who would like to see a larger radio with more individual controls (direct band select, Split, separate control for Dual PB and APF, separate control for Diversity and Link, etc.) as well as a 48V PA for better transmit IMD. The added controls and 48V/200w PA are not something that is likely in the current K3 form factor. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 2015-04-01 12:39 AM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft wrote: I really don't see why People want a K4 as a whole new radio. A huge selling point for me was the modular and up-gradable approach of the K3 (and the K-Line as a whole) You can go every where from the Base radio (as a great radio all by itself) up to the full blown K-Line fully loaded. I also had radios from The Other Guys and having to buy a whole new radio to get new features really is a waste of money. As the Elecraft product line increases it allows me to add in new gear that integrates well in both function and appearance to my existing equipment so I don't wind up with the mishmash of shapes and sises so common with the other guys __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to kin...@kinzlicoils.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to k0...@aol.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to ka2...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Rig release history
With the wondering, joking, occasional hint of provoking, about the K4, I looked back a couple decades. Dates might be off a little, but the trend is http://udel.edu/~mm/ham/elecraft/history/ with a hopeful dashed blue line added! 73, Mike ab3ap __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Rig release history
A noted philosopher (and catcher) is said to have observed, Predicting things is hard, especially if they're in the future. Am I the only one who has noticed the absence of a KX2? 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 50th Running of the Cal QSO Party 3-4 Oct 2015 - www.cqp.org On 4/1/2015 6:27 PM, Mike Markowski wrote: With the wondering, joking, occasional hint of provoking, about the K4, I looked back a couple decades. Dates might be off a little, but the trend is http://udel.edu/~mm/ham/elecraft/history/ with a hopeful dashed blue line added! 73, Mike ab3ap __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] [Bulk] Rig release history
Looks like July 3, 2017 at 6:00PM PDT:-) On 4/1/2015 9:27 PM, Mike Markowski wrote: With the wondering, joking, occasional hint of provoking, about the K4, I looked back a couple decades. Dates might be off a little, but the trend is http://udel.edu/~mm/ham/elecraft/history/ with a hopeful dashed blue line added! 73, Mike ab3ap __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to th...@att.net -- Life is too short for the Economy Button __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Rig release history
A logistic curve is a good fit to that graph. H 73, Kevin. KD5ONS On 4/1/2015 6:27 PM, Mike Markowski wrote: With the wondering, joking, occasional hint of provoking, about the K4, I looked back a couple decades. Dates might be off a little, but the trend is http://udel.edu/~mm/ham/elecraft/history/ with a hopeful dashed blue line added! 73, Mike ab3ap __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Rig release history
I'll know Elecraft has arrived when they bring out a radio that occupies half the desk and weighs 85# !! 73, Dick, W1KSZ On 4/1/2015 9:33 PM, Fred Jensen wrote: A noted philosopher (and catcher) is said to have observed, Predicting things is hard, especially if they're in the future. Am I the only one who has noticed the absence of a KX2? 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 50th Running of the Cal QSO Party 3-4 Oct 2015 - www.cqp.org On 4/1/2015 6:27 PM, Mike Markowski wrote: With the wondering, joking, occasional hint of provoking, about the K4, I looked back a couple decades. Dates might be off a little, but the trend is http://udel.edu/~mm/ham/elecraft/history/ with a hopeful dashed blue line added! 73, Mike ab3ap __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to w1...@earthlink.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Is there a K4 on the horizon?
Yep. Some circuit improvements, shielding to reduce birdies, real viscous damped tuning knobs. Looking forward to seeing what they've done. On 4/1/2015 7:32 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: On 2015-04-01 12:39 AM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft wrote: I really don't see why People want a K4 as a whole new radio. There are many who would like to see a larger radio with more individual controls (direct band select, Split, separate control for Dual PB and APF, separate control for Diversity and Link, etc.) as well as a 48V PA for better transmit IMD. The added controls and 48V/200w PA are not something that is likely in the current K3 form factor. 73, ... Joe, W4TV __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] P3 artifacts
replace where the . with what the -Original Message- From: Hank P Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 11:11 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] P3 artifacts Couple questions: 1.Can some Guru tell me where WHAT the little spikes at +/- 300 and 600 cycles from the CW carrier (down about 40 dB) are when looking at a -73 dBm from a XG1 or XG2 ? 2. I am curious what you typically see for the delta in dB between the average baseline say at 10 msec averaging and the peak line on the P3 with no antenna on the K3. 73 Hank K7HP K 3.7 / P 3.1 /KAT500/KPA500 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to pfizenma...@q.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Is there a K4 on the horizon?
Seems to me that one viable possibility would be for Elecraft to build a new box - one that encapsulates the existing K3, but has a new front panel that's larger, with more knobs allowing each knob to have a singular function. For those that use the K3 as their main home radio - this would allow you to have larger knobs, spaced further out, and have that big radio feel - while those of us that travel constantly with our K3's can continue with the smaller footprint, which for me works great even though I have huge hands. Doing so would require re-engineering front panel, but probably not much more than that? Since the front panel is just ribbon-cabled to the rest of the radio. Seems like a relatively small engineering feat for a big bang but maybe its only an incremental change in terms of moving the needle and maybe that's not where Elecraft wants to focus. Good topics for April 1st ;) 73 de N6GQ On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 7:32 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV li...@subich.com wrote: On 2015-04-01 12:39 AM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft wrote: I really don't see why People want a K4 as a whole new radio. There are many who would like to see a larger radio with more individual controls (direct band select, Split, separate control for Dual PB and APF, separate control for Diversity and Link, etc.) as well as a 48V PA for better transmit IMD. The added controls and 48V/200w PA are not something that is likely in the current K3 form factor. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 2015-04-01 12:39 AM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft wrote: I really don't see why People want a K4 as a whole new radio. A huge selling point for me was the modular and up-gradable approach of the K3 (and the K-Line as a whole) You can go every where from the Base radio (as a great radio all by itself) up to the full blown K-Line fully loaded. I also had radios from The Other Guys and having to buy a whole new radio to get new features really is a waste of money. As the Elecraft product line increases it allows me to add in new gear that integrates well in both function and appearance to my existing equipment so I don't wind up with the mishmash of shapes and sises so common with the other guys __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to kin...@kinzlicoils.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] P3 artifacts
Couple questions: 1.Can some Guru tell me where the little spikes at +/- 300 and 600 cycles from the CW carrier (down about 40 dB) are when looking at a -73 dBm from a XG1 or XG2 ? 2. I am curious what you typically see for the delta in dB between the average baseline say at 10 msec averaging and the peak line on the P3 with no antenna on the K3. 73 Hank K7HP K 3.7 / P 3.1 /KAT500/KPA500 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Is there a K4 on the horizon?
Really? On 3/31/2015 8:37 PM, Scott Manthe wrote: Wayne and Eric have repeatedly said that the K3 will be upgradeable to the K4. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Is there a K4 on the horizon?
I think any new Elecraft radio is going to be cutting-edge DSP. Consider how good the KX3 is. Its DSP hardware is chosen for its low power requirements - not for maximum performance. So imagine a radio designed with the very best DSP technology with power requirements being a much lower priority. The K3 is unquestionably outstanding. But if Wayne were to start with a fresh, leading edge design, there is no doubt that it would be DSP-based. 73, Doug -- K0DXV On 4/1/2015 12:10 PM, Jeff Kinzli wrote: Seems to me that one viable possibility would be for Elecraft to build a new box - one that encapsulates the existing K3, but has a new front panel that's larger, with more knobs allowing each knob to have a singular function. For those that use the K3 as their main home radio - this would allow you to have larger knobs, spaced further out, and have that big radio feel - while those of us that travel constantly with our K3's can continue with the smaller footprint, which for me works great even though I have huge hands. Doing so would require re-engineering front panel, but probably not much more than that? Since the front panel is just ribbon-cabled to the rest of the radio. Seems like a relatively small engineering feat for a big bang but maybe its only an incremental change in terms of moving the needle and maybe that's not where Elecraft wants to focus. Good topics for April 1st ;) 73 de N6GQ On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 7:32 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV li...@subich.com wrote: On 2015-04-01 12:39 AM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft wrote: I really don't see why People want a K4 as a whole new radio. There are many who would like to see a larger radio with more individual controls (direct band select, Split, separate control for Dual PB and APF, separate control for Diversity and Link, etc.) as well as a 48V PA for better transmit IMD. The added controls and 48V/200w PA are not something that is likely in the current K3 form factor. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 2015-04-01 12:39 AM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft wrote: I really don't see why People want a K4 as a whole new radio. A huge selling point for me was the modular and up-gradable approach of the K3 (and the K-Line as a whole) You can go every where from the Base radio (as a great radio all by itself) up to the full blown K-Line fully loaded. I also had radios from The Other Guys and having to buy a whole new radio to get new features really is a waste of money. As the Elecraft product line increases it allows me to add in new gear that integrates well in both function and appearance to my existing equipment so I don't wind up with the mishmash of shapes and sises so common with the other guys __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to kin...@kinzlicoils.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to k0...@aol.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Ham enthusiast arrested
Ham-radio enthusiast, Hezekiah Bambershoot, of Ft Jackson, was arrested yesterday at police headquarters for disorderly conduct and assaulting a police officer.Bambershoot initially came to headquarters reporting he had been victimized by buying a radio from a mysterious Californian named Ellie Craft. Ms Craft allegedly took advantage of Bambershoot by claiming to have down-conversion which he mistook for a syndrome of the same name. Bambershoot was happy with his purchase until his friends told him all the problems he should be having with his new radio. According to Police spokesman, Ken Wood, The poor man was distraught and raving about roofing filters.What the heck are roofing filters? The arrest report filed by fellow-ham, Officer Ike Com, listed Bambershoot's original complaint as radio mushiness but notes, I told him all my radios sound mushy but he was upset he couldn't hear it on his.When we tried to calm him down he became unruly. Su Yae, an EMT called to the scene, defended Bambershoot saying, When I got there they claimed he was making clicking noises with his keys but I never heard any key-clicking.The poor man was just frustrated because his purchase had so many faults he couldn't find.I feel sorry for him. Bambershoot is being held on $10,000 bond.Police are still searching for the elusive Ellie Craft. -- Buck k4ia __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Is there a K4 on the horizon? MAYBE
On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 12:57 PM, bill n...@arrl.net wrote: ...their usual leapfrog technology... Seems to me that a new design would only be justified if it added some missing functionality. But at least for me, the current radio does everything I would want it to do. The only additional feature that would help me would be if it would put Bouvet on the air. It used to be that radios were judged on sensitivity and selectivity. Those measures topped out decades ago, and everyone started looking at dynamic range, and then close-in dynamic range. At this point, further improvements in that spec probably aren't going to be noticed in most practical situations. Maybe the next frontier is in noise reduction, I dunno. But really, when you talk about the next Elecraft transceiver, the K4 or whatever, you have to ask what it's gonna have that you haven't already got. And then after you come up with something (e.g. simultaneous two-band receive panadaptor) you have to ask if it really justifies a new design, or it's just gilding the lily. 73, Tony KT0NY __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Ham enthusiast arrested
I like it. Thanks for reminding us what day this is. 73, Art WB8ENE On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 2:44 PM, K4ia via Elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net wrote: Ham-radio enthusiast, Hezekiah Bambershoot, of Ft Jackson, was arrested yesterday at police headquarters for disorderly conduct and assaulting a police officer.Bambershoot initially came to headquarters reporting he had been victimized by buying a radio from a mysterious Californian named Ellie Craft. Ms Craft allegedly took advantage of Bambershoot by claiming to have down-conversion which he mistook for a syndrome of the same name. Bambershoot was happy with his purchase until his friends told him all the problems he should be having with his new radio. According to Police spokesman, Ken Wood, The poor man was distraught and raving about roofing filters.What the heck are roofing filters? The arrest report filed by fellow-ham, Officer Ike Com, listed Bambershoot's original complaint as radio mushiness but notes, I told him all my radios sound mushy but he was upset he couldn't hear it on his.When we tried to calm him down he became unruly. Su Yae, an EMT called to the scene, defended Bambershoot saying, When I got there they claimed he was making clicking noises with his keys but I never heard any key-clicking.The poor man was just frustrated because his purchase had so many faults he couldn't find.I feel sorry for him. Bambershoot is being held on $10,000 bond.Police are still searching for the elusive Ellie Craft. -- Buck k4ia __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to valvetb...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Is there a K4 on the horizon? MAYBE
they may skip the K4 go right to the K5... while Elecraft will support the K3 there is no reason to believe they will not have such a radio as described by Joe ( both) Elecraft is entitled to take those dollars spent on the BIG SET MARKET: with of course their usual leapfrog technology... only a matter of time In the meantime let us all enjoy that Eric Wayne chose to ply their style and level of customer service on our service/hobby/sport. bill ny9h/3 At 10:47 AM 4/1/2015, Joe W2KJ wrote: I tend to agree with Joe's comments. The K1 was a much different rig than the KX1 and the K2. These were distinctly different rigs..one didn't morph into the other , etc. A full size K4 (whatever size that may be) might be of great appeal to the Amateur that wants a larger and perhaps easier to use radio, larger buttons, no push or hold functions, spectrum display, etc. I love my K3 and KX3 but I would welcome a K4it's gonna happen sometime...the K3 will be getting a little long in the tooth in a few years (or sooner). Looking forward to warmer weather here in Southeastern North Carolina and taking my KX3 to the field and play with some new antennas. The fun never stops!! 73, Joe W2KJ I QRP, therefore I am On Apr 1, 2015, at 10:32 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: On 2015-04-01 12:39 AM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft wrote: I really don't see why People want a K4 as a whole new radio. There are many who would like to see a larger radio with more individual controls (direct band select, Split, separate control for Dual PB and APF, separate control for Diversity and Link, etc.) as well as a 48V PA for better transmit IMD. The added controls and 48V/200w PA are not something that is likely in the current K3 form factor. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 2015-04-01 12:39 AM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft wrote: I really don't see why People want a K4 as a whole new radio. A huge selling point for me was the modular and up-gradable approach of the K3 (and the K-Line as a whole) You can go every where from the Base radio (as a great radio all by itself) up to the full blown K-Line fully loaded. I also had radios from The Other Guys and having to buy a whole new radio to get new features really is a waste of money. As the Elecraft product line increases it allows me to add in new gear that integrates well in both function and appearance to my existing equipment so I don't wind up with the mishmash of shapes and sises so common with the other guys __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to n...@arrl.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Is there a K4 on the horizon? MAYBE
Wayne already advised that was for programming (synthesizer firmware) upgrades if needed. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 2015-04-01 4:10 PM, Mel Farrer via Elecraft wrote: Good question, would be a possible source for a VNA dongle? Mel, K6KBE From: István Szabó ha...@t-online.hu To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 12:55 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Is there a K4 on the horizon? MAYBE There is a connector on the new synth board. What is the future development it is for? That may show some direction. István ha4zd __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to farrerfo...@yahoo.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to li...@subich.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Elecraft third-party software developer's email list
Hi all, The Elecraft K3, K3/0-mini, KX3, K2 and many of our accessory products provide rich remote-control command sets. We periodically add new commands and improve existing ones. We alert software developers to such changes as early as possible via a separate email list. If you are a developer of radio-control software and would like to be included on this list, please contact me directly. 73, Wayne N6KR __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Is there a K4 on the horizon?
Maybe. I think there will still be some front end analog processing. That said, QRP is in the DNA of this company. Consequently, their designs have always had low receiver current drain in mind. IMHO, this has compromised performance. I know that the faithful are gnashing their teeth at this but I said, IMHO. One need look no further than the use of an SA612 for the second mixer. In a backpacking radio this is a good choice. But it has no place in a high-performance desktop receiver. By my reading of the spec sheets (I'll confess limited knowledge of DSP device specs) the mixer is weaker than the DSP. Hence the conventional wisdom that the need for hardware AGC is to protect the DSP, when in fact, it's protecting the mixer. We now have SDRs that can digitize wide swaths of the HF spectrum with good overload performance yet the mixer/DSP in the K3 requires banks of pricy crystal filters to limit the exposure to hundreds of Hz. This also leads to endless questions on this reflector about what crystal filters are best. The best one would be a low IMD design that just eliminated the image with a robust DSP doing the rest. Just thinkin' out loud. We'll see what Visalia brings. Wes N7WS On 4/1/2015 11:41 AM, Doug Person via Elecraft wrote: I think any new Elecraft radio is going to be cutting-edge DSP. Consider how good the KX3 is. Its DSP hardware is chosen for its low power requirements - not for maximum performance. So imagine a radio designed with the very best DSP technology with power requirements being a much lower priority. The K3 is unquestionably outstanding. But if Wayne were to start with a fresh, leading edge design, there is no doubt that it would be DSP-based. 73, Doug -- K0DXV __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Ham enthusiast arrested
Super secret documents now reveal that Elecraft intends to skip the K4 and K5 and move straight to the K6. “Twice as big as the K3 with twice the knobs, and really big screws!” the design team said in a draft announcement scheduled for release in a drought-stricken central California town on April 18th. “Huge…really huge,” one observer with inside knowledge said while emphasizing the K6 will be water-cooled and peddle self-powered with enough reserve to power several other devices simultaneously including an optional ham-equipped self-driving autonomous Tesla specially designed with Levitation Mode for those occasions when you just need a 500 foot legal limit perch to break through that pile-up with Asiatic Russia. The same source produced patent applications from Apple to include an entire remote system for the K6 on the soon-to-be-released Apple Watch. “Imagine,” he said, “working DX from your wrist!” On Apr 1, 2015, at 12:42 PM, Art Hejduk valvetb...@gmail.com wrote: I like it. Thanks for reminding us what day this is. 73, Art WB8ENE On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 2:44 PM, K4ia via Elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net wrote: Ham-radio enthusiast, Hezekiah Bambershoot, of Ft Jackson, was arrested yesterday at police headquarters for disorderly conduct and assaulting a police officer.Bambershoot initially came to headquarters reporting he had been victimized by buying a radio from a mysterious Californian named Ellie Craft. Ms Craft allegedly took advantage of Bambershoot by claiming to have down-conversion which he mistook for a syndrome of the same name. Bambershoot was happy with his purchase until his friends told him all the problems he should be having with his new radio. According to Police spokesman, Ken Wood, The poor man was distraught and raving about roofing filters.What the heck are roofing filters? The arrest report filed by fellow-ham, Officer Ike Com, listed Bambershoot's original complaint as radio mushiness but notes, I told him all my radios sound mushy but he was upset he couldn't hear it on his.When we tried to calm him down he became unruly. Su Yae, an EMT called to the scene, defended Bambershoot saying, When I got there they claimed he was making clicking noises with his keys but I never heard any key-clicking.The poor man was just frustrated because his purchase had so many faults he couldn't find.I feel sorry for him. Bambershoot is being held on $10,000 bond.Police are still searching for the elusive Ellie Craft. -- Buck k4ia __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to valvetb...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to davidahren...@me.com David Ahrendts davidahren...@me.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Is there a K4 on the horizon? MAYBE
Good question, would be a possible source for a VNA dongle? Mel, K6KBE From: István Szabó ha...@t-online.hu To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 12:55 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Is there a K4 on the horizon? MAYBE There is a connector on the new synth board. What is the future development it is for? That may show some direction. István ha4zd __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to farrerfo...@yahoo.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Is there a K4 on the horizon? MAYBE
There is a connector on the new synth board. What is the future development it is for? That may show some direction. István ha4zd __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Computers for the K-Line
I recently posted a query here, asking for advice about a Windows-based computer that would be capable of handling all of the rig control goodies a K-line could use (logging etc etc) while occupying the smallest possible footprint on the operating desk. There were a number of useful answers suggesting, among others, the Intel NUC and the HP Pavilion. The replies I had off-line suggested that others were interested in the same question. So here¹s an update: I happened to see an announcement this morning of the forthcoming ³Chromebit² - a computer on a stick² by Google. While the Chromebit will run Chrome rather than Windows, the article led to some other possibilities. One of them is the Hannaspree - under 11 cm long and just wider than a USB plug, weighing less than 40 grams - which runs Windows 8.1 with a Quadcore Intel CPU. Similarly, the Intel Compute Stick. I can¹t say whether these things have the muscle to do everything a ham with a K line could conjure - maybe someone who knows about such things could add that. I thought I¹d pass the note along. Ted, KN1CBR __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Ham enthusiast arrested
The retro styling of the K6 is really something-- those massive knife switches on the front panel! Can't wait to see the matching 5 KW dummy load/Jacobs Ladder... 73, Drew AF2Z On Wed, 01 Apr 2015 13:54:48 -0700, you wrote: Super secret documents now reveal that Elecraft intends to skip the K4 and K5 and move straight to the K6. Twice as big as the K3 with twice the knobs, and really big screws! the design team said in a draft announcement scheduled for release in a drought-stricken central California town on April 18th. Huge really huge, one observer with inside knowledge said while emphasizing the K6 will be water-cooled and peddle self-powered with enough reserve to power several other devices simultaneously including an optional ham-equipped self-driving autonomous Tesla specially designed with Levitation Mode for those occasions when you just need a 500 foot legal limit perch to break through that pile-up with Asiatic Russia. The same source produced patent applications from Apple to include an entire remote system for the K6 on the soon-to-be-released Apple Watch. Imagine, he said, working DX from your wrist! __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Computers for the K-Line
On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 5:22 PM, Dauer, Edward eda...@law.du.edu wrote: ...the forthcoming ³Chromebit² - a computer on a stick² by Google = There may never be any K3 software that will run in a Chrome browser, so this won't be much use for your purpose. The Hannaspree gadget might, if it uses an Intel chip. If it's Windows running on an ARM chip, it won't work either. Tony KT0NY __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Ham enthusiast arrested
Oh yes! Further, following the masterful design of the KPA500, the K6 boasts a 450-pound transformer that produces that 5 KW with simple house current. On Apr 1, 2015, at 3:24 PM, drewko drew...@verizon.net wrote: The retro styling of the K6 is really something-- those massive knife switches on the front panel! Can't wait to see the matching 5 KW dummy load/Jacobs Ladder... 73, Drew AF2Z On Wed, 01 Apr 2015 13:54:48 -0700, you wrote: Super secret documents now reveal that Elecraft intends to skip the K4 and K5 and move straight to the K6. Twice as big as the K3 with twice the knobs, and really big screws! the design team said in a draft announcement scheduled for release in a drought-stricken central California town on April 18th. Huge really huge, one observer with inside knowledge said while emphasizing the K6 will be water-cooled and peddle self-powered with enough reserve to power several other devices simultaneously including an optional ham-equipped self-driving autonomous Tesla specially designed with Levitation Mode for those occasions when you just need a 500 foot legal limit perch to break through that pile-up with Asiatic Russia. The same source produced patent applications from Apple to include an entire remote system for the K6 on the soon-to-be-released Apple Watch. Imagine, he said, working DX from your wrist! __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to davidahren...@me.com David Ahrendts davidahren...@me.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] K4
If I might mention Brand X, consider the Orion II. It had to be discontinued when key components were no longer available. The same will inevitably happen to the K3, and then there will be a K4. In the meantime I will keep on enjoying my O II as well as my KX3/PX3. 73 Ray W2RS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Ham enthusiast arrested
And feeds power back into the power grid so you have no more electric bill. David K0LUM On Apr 1, 2015, at 5:32 PM, David Ahrendts davidahren...@me.com wrote: Oh yes! Further, following the masterful design of the KPA500, the K6 boasts a 450-pound transformer that produces that 5 KW with simple house current. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K4
It's all a matter of inventory . Jim Wilkie WY4R K3/P3 and on it will go! On 4/1/2015 6:45 PM, Ray W2RS via Elecraft wrote: If I might mention Brand X, consider the Orion II. It had to be discontinued when key components were no longer available. The same will inevitably happen to the K3, and then there will be a K4. In the meantime I will keep on enjoying my O II as well as my KX3/PX3. 73 Ray W2RS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to sant...@verizon.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
